Good Design Award (Japan)

{{Short description|Japanese design award}}

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The Good Design Award ({{Langx|ja|グッドデザイン賞}}) is an award sponsored by the Japan Institute of Design Promotion, which is given to things with excellent design every year.{{Cite web |last=日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ) |title=グッドデザイン賞とは |trans-title=What is the Good Design Award? |url=https://kotobank.jp/word/%E3%82%B0%E3%83%83%E3%83%89%E3%83%87%E3%82%B6%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3%E8%B3%9E-190201 |access-date=2021-08-02 |website=コトバンクkotobank.jp |language=ja}}{{Cite journal |last1=史郎 |first1=青木 |last2=淳 |first2=秋元 |last3=夢非 |first3=劉 |date=2012 |title=グッドデザイン賞の歴史と現状(グッドデザインと機械工学) |trans-title=History and current status of the Good Design Award |url=https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jsmemag/115/1119/115_KJ00007905072/_article/-char/ja/ |journal=日本機械学会誌 |volume=115 |issue=1119 |pages=72–81 |doi=10.1299/jsmemag.115.1119_72|doi-access=free }} It is the only comprehensive evaluation and recommendation system of design in Japan.{{Cite web |title=Official Homepage |url=http://www.g-mark.org/ |access-date=2021-08-02 |website=Good Design Award |language=}}{{Cite web |first= |title=グッドデザイン賞について（METI/経済産業省） |trans-title=About the Good Design Award |url=https://www.meti.go.jp/policy/mono_info_service/mono/human-design/gooddesign.html |access-date=2021-08-02 |website=Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan}}

The Chicago Athenaeum also sponsors an annual Good Design Award{{Cite web |title=The Chicago Athenaeum |url=https://www.chi-athenaeum.org/gda.html |access-date=2022-11-20 |website=www.chi-athenaeum.org}} which is unrelated to the Japanese award.